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Case Reports
. 2008 Fall;16(3):168-9.
doi: 10.1177/229255030801600301.

Acute carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of spontaneous bleeding

Chenicheri Balakrishnan  1 , Payam Jarrahnejad, Anila Balakrishnan, William C Huettner
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Case Reports

Acute carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of spontaneous bleeding

Chenicheri Balakrishnan et al. Can J Plast Surg. 2008 Fall.

Abstract
in English, French

Acute carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compression neuropathy of the upper extremity following trauma. A rare occurence of spontaneous bleeding into the carpal tunnel, presenting as acute carpal tunnel syndrome, is presented.

Le syndrome du tunnel carpien est la neuropathie par compression la plus fréquente à survenir au niveau des membres supérieurs par suite de traumatismes. On présente ici un cas rare d’hémorragie spontanée au niveau du tunnel carpien ayant donné lieu à un syndrome aigu du tunnel carpien.

Keywords: Carpal tunnel syndrome; Spontaneous bleeding.

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Figure 1)
Swelling of the hand
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Figure 2)
At exploration, blood seen within the carpal tunnel
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